Oxygen allocation to Dharwad will be enhanced, says Joshi
The Hindu
Union Minister inaugurates 66-bed makeshift hospital in Dharwad
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said that alternative plans are being worked out to enhance oxygen supply to Dharwad district and the enhancement will materialise in the next two days. Speaking to presspersons after jointly inaugurating the 66-bed makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients on the KIMS Hospital premises in Hubballi on Friday, with Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar, Mr. Joshi said that various options were being worked out to enhance oxygen supply to Dharwad district as many patients from the northern districts of Karnataka come to Hubballi for advanced treatment. “Apart from seeking more allotment, we have identified various options and working on their implementation. I will not be able to reveal now but you will see the result in the next two days,” he said. Mr. Shettar said that while the present allotment was being utilised to manage the existing requirement, the district definitely needed more allocation.More Related News